Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium

Belgium: Physicians by medical speciality - historical data was 13,697 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13,697 Number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
13,697 Number
in 2020
All-time low
12,228 Number
in 2010
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium, 2000–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020202000: 12.3k Number2001: 12.3k Number2002: 12.3k Number2003: 12.4k Number2004: 12.4k Number2005: 12.4k Number2006: 12.4k Number2007: 12.3k Number2008: 12.3k Number2009: 12.3k Number2010: 12.2k Number2011: 12.3k Number2012: 12.4k Number2013: 12.5k Number2014: 12.6k Number2015: 12.7k Number2016: 12.9k Number2017: 13.0k Number2018: 13.2k Number2019: 13.4k Number2020: 13.7k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium is 13,697 Number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium peaked at 13,697 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,228 Number, in 2010.

Belgium ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,343 Number 12,261 Number 12,415 Number 10
2010s 12,714 Number 12,228 Number 13,425 Number 10
2020s 13,697 Number 13,697 Number 13,697 Number 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 8 Portugal 30,098 Number compare
  2. 9 Poland 15,908 Number compare
  3. 10 Romania 15,140 Number compare
  4. 12 Austria 13,277 Number compare
  5. 13 Ireland 11,743 Number compare
  6. 14 Switzerland 9,964 Number compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium?
Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium was 13,697 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest physicians by medical speciality - historical data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 13,697 Number in 2020.
What is the lowest physicians by medical speciality - historical data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 12,228 Number in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for physicians by medical speciality - historical data?
Belgium ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is physicians by medical speciality - historical data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 806 data points, 1985–2021
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